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The story of Snow White is set in the tumultous era of Italy's quattrocento, at the height of the Renaissance. Bianca de Nevada lives with her father, Vincente, high in the Tuscan hills. In 1702, when Bianca is seven, Lucrezia Borgia and her brother Cesare come to visit. Dangerous, powerful, and corrupt, the Borgia's soon send Vincente on an impossible quest. Raven-haired Bianca is left under the spell of the monstrously beautiful Lucrezia.
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Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban.
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Saga Press
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English
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"A retelling of the classic fairy tale set in a mythical Wild West follows the adventures of the gun-toting daughter of a Nevada silver baron and a Native American woman, whose wicked stepmother taunts her with an ironic nickname and abuses her for her mixed heritage."
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English
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"The long winter is here. Throughout seven thrilling episodes, the penultimate Season 7 focuses on a convergence of armies and attitudes that have been brewing for years. As the season begins, Daenerys Targaryen--accompanied by her Unsullied army and emboldened by Dothraki/Ironborn allies and her lethal trio of dragons--has finally set sail for Westeros with Tyrion Lannister, her newly appointed Hand. Jon Snow has apparently consolidated power in...
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Scholastic Press
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1st edition
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English
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"Brian Selznick takes readers on an intimate tour of the movie-making process as his Caldecott Award-winning book The Invention of Hugo Cabret is turned into a 3-D major motion picture by Academy Award-winning director, Martin Scorsese, written by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, John Logan."--Amazon.com.
7) Tangled
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A Golden Book
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English
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Based on the Disney film, this adaptation of the story of Rapunzel finds that she is a lost princess. With the help of Flynn she escapes from Mother Gothel.
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A court of thorns and roses volume 4
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English
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"As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court"--
10) Hamlet
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Warner Home Video
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English
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Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
11) Amadeus
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English
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When Mozart arrives at the court of Emperor Joseph II, court composer Antonio Salieri is horrified to discover that the godlike musical gifts he desires himself have been bestowed on a bawdy joker. Mad with envy, he plots to destroy Mozart by any means.
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English
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When the man-eating giants called Titans first appeared, humans retreated behind massive walls. After a hundred years of safety, a colossal-sized Titan smashes through the defenses unleashing a flood of giants and carnage in the streets. Eren Jaeger watches helplessly as one of the creatures devours his mother. He vows to kill every Titan walking the Earth. He may be humanity's last hope against extinction.
14) Aesop's fables
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Sterling Children's Books
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English
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A collection of short moral tales first told by the Greek slave Aesop.
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[Publisher not identified]
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Widescreen version; U.k. edition.
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English
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Ross Poldark rides again in a swashbuckling new adaptation of the hit series that helped launch Masterpiece in the 1970s. Captain Poldark is a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolution and finds that his fighting days are far from over.
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GRAPHIC NOVEL
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English
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"Cinderellla is a young, kind, and diligent girl who is forced to work as a servant in her own home by her wicked stepmother and her two evil stepsisters. But she dreams of what could be, and makes the best of everything with her animal friends. When the entire kingdom is invited to a royal ball, Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending. Luckily, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother appears with her magic, and Cinderellla will go to the ball...
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Paramount Pictures
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Widescreen ed.
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English
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Three mid-life Manhattanites have more than a longtime friendship in common. After years of helping their hubbies climb the corporate ladder of success, each has been dumped for a newer, curvier model. The trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts--in the wallet!
20) Fairest of all
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Whatever after volume 1
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English
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After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brother Jonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale.
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